The Silk Road [videorecording] : music, art, and poetry from Istanbul to Samarqand / written, directed and produced by Judith Frey.
"Traces the Silk Road through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, where Islam flourished after the 7th century with an artistic renaissance that reflected the beauty of Persian culture. The legendary journey of the caravans forms a backdrop for this region's exquisite legacy of mu...
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| Other title: | Music, art, and poetry from Istanbul to Samarqand. |
| Format: | Video DVD Software |
| Language: | English |
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Judith Frey,
[2009]
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| Summary: | "Traces the Silk Road through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, where Islam flourished after the 7th century with an artistic renaissance that reflected the beauty of Persian culture. The legendary journey of the caravans forms a backdrop for this region's exquisite legacy of music, poetry, and visual arts. The DVD features six selections of Persian classical music and Sufi music recorded up to 40 years ago, with 140 photos of Islamic art and architecture in historic Silk Road cities of western Asia. From Istanbul, a choir performs Persian poetry in its traditional form, through song. Persian classical music of the 6th century unfolds as the expression of a moment in time, or a state of being. A Sufi call to prayer is performed on the ney, a reed flute whose tone is the symbol of the ecstatic, in an order of Dervishes founded in the 13th century by the poet Jallaludin Rumi. A Sufi melody is performed on the ney in the mode of nostalgia, bringing the past and present together in a timeless rhythm. A flute solo from Samarqand improvises on a Sufi theme, evoking the mystical feeling of this ancient land"--www.silkroadmusicandart.com. |
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| Item Description: | DVD originally released in 2006. Accompanying CD-ROM includes a history of western Asia with poetry, visual arts, and commentary on the music (contains 10 PDF files with text, color images and color maps); booklet includes music and photo identification. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (33 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 booklet (16 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm) |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Don Poe ; Milky Way panorama, Axel Mellinger. |
| Participant or Performer: | Narrated by Christopher Sarson. |